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10 January 2025FeaturesCopyrightMartin Noble

Understanding decisions on originality and artistic craftsmanship

Protecting your design is vital but when your rights expire, can copyright law help? And does EU law trump UK law? Martin Noble of Freeths unpacks the THJ Systems and WaterRower decisions.

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